Lantern.



J. H. HILL. LANTERN. APPLICATION FILED HAY 13, 1910.

1 978,293. Patented De. 13, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES I-I. HILL, 0F ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO EMBURYMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

LANTERN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. HILL, a resident of Rochester, in thecounty of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Lanterns; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to lanterns, and its object is to strengthen andimprove the construction of the same.

The invention consists in the construction hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates the invention and forms apart of the specication,-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the lower halfof a lantern; Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is aplan of a portion of the globe-plate; Fig. 4 is a section on line 4 4 ofFig. 3.

On the drawing numeral 1 denotes the oil-pot, flared outwardly at 2.Numeral 3 denotes the bottom of said oil-pot, and it is connected to theside wall of the pot by a rolled or folded joint 4, and preferablywithout the use of' solder. The bottom disk 3 is formed near itsperiphery with a downwardly extending shoulder 5, and inside but near tothe shoulder with a rib 6, the shoulder and rib forming a groove orchannel around the plate.

Numeral 7 indicates a metal strengthening and protecting strip in theform of a ring, cut at one place, as shown at 8, which ring lits tightlybehind the shoulder of the bottom plate and is there secured by themetal of the bottom plate which is pressed under the enlarged upper partof the strip 7, as shown in Fig. Q, sufficiently to firmly hold saidstrip or ring, rendering use of solder unnecessary. The lower edge ofthe strip 7 extends below the joint 4, which is the lowest part of thebottom plate, so that the lantern will stand on the part 7, and notdirectly on the part 4, as is common in lanterns. The strip or ring 7thus protects the bottom ofthe lantern and prevents denting or bendingthereof, either by putting the lantern down with too much force, or bytransverse blows, or other rough usage such as lanterns may be subjectto in use, and which have heretofore often caused leakage in the joint4. The ring 7 is preferably secured in place during the original makingof the oil-pot, the roller by which joint 4 is formed being of' suitableshape to press the metal against the ring to hold it, no separateoperation being required.

It is preferred to make the strip 7 of the cross-section substantiallyas shown, that is, approximately Q-shape, the upper half being thicker'than the lower part, thereby leavmg a shoulder for the metal of thebottom to pass under, but the form may be varied without departing fromthe invention.

Numeral 10 denotes the lantern lglobeholding plate, 11 a cranked globelifter of well known form, and 12 one of the bearings for the liftersecured to a tube of the lantern in usual manner. Said lifter is securedto the globe plate in an improved way. The plate is slotted at twoslightly separated points, as shown at 13 and 14, and a strip of sheetmetal is bent to form a sleeve 15 around the lifter, the ends of thestrip being then slipped through the `outer slot 13, and the upper,longer end 16 being slipped down through slot 14 and bent sharply backthus securing the device easily and firmly without use of solder, andwithout disfiguring the globe plate, and leaving a clear even space forthe globe to rest on. Preferably the ends of the strip forming sleeve 15are tapered as shown in Fig. 3, but this is not essential. If desiredboth ends of the strip could be passed through slot 14.

Having thus described the invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:- A

1. A device of the character described comprising a side wall and abottom plate, and a protecting strip secured to the under side of saidplate near its edge, and extending below the bottom of' the lanternproper and forming a foot on which the lantern stands.

2. A lantern oil-pot comprising a side wall and a bottom plate connectedby a joint, and a protecting strip secured to the under side of saidplate near its edge by the metal of said plate.

3. A lantern oil-pot comprising a side wall and a bottom plate connectedby a joint, and a protecting strip having a shoulder on its outer sidesecured to the under side of said plate by the metal of said plateextending under said shoulder.

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4. A lantern oil-pot comprising a side l and bottom, the latter having'a downwardly ing strip belowthe bottom and against said shoulder andheld in place by the nieta-l 0.1;' the bottom engaging said strip.

5. A lantern oil-pot 'comprising a side wall and a bottom plate, thelatter having a downwardly extending shoulder near its edge and a beadinside the same, and a protecting strip under the plate' between saidshoulder and bead.

6. A lantern oil pot comprising a Side )Y Wall and a bottom Connected bya joint, and, extendingshoulder near its edge, a protectaproteetingstrip secured against the under 1 side of the bottom toprotect the joint and form a foot for the device to stand on.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification n the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses. Y

JAMES H. HILL. Vitnesses H. J. LE Roy, F. M. SIMPSON.

